science vocab

Question 1

astronomy

Answer 1

the study of the moon stars and objects in space

Question 2

orbit

Answer 2

the path of a planet around a star or a moon around a planet

Question 3

solstice

Answer 3

first day of summer or winter summer solstice has the most sunlight of any day and winter solstice has the least

Question 4

equinox

Answer 4

first day of autumn and spring a day when there are 12 hours of day and night

Question 5

eclipse

Answer 5

when the moon blocks the sun or the earth blocks the moon

Question 6

tides

Answer 6

rising and dropping level of the sea on coastlines due to the gravitational pull of the moon

Question 7

rocket

Answer 7

specialized flightcraft designed to leave earths gravitational pull launched by igniting multiple stages of special fuel

Question 8

artemis mission

Answer 8

current mission in progress designed to send astronauts back to the moon

Question 8

moon exploration

Answer 8

from 1960- 1972 the USA launched several expeditions and landed on the moon

Question 9

geocentric model

Answer 9

early human model of the universe places the earth in the center

Question 10

heliocentric model

Answer 10

modern model of the solar system correctly places the sun in the center with planets orbiting around- the bigger object the stronger the force

Question 11

gravity